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Technical Details
- For testing Local Area Networks (LAN)
- Tests cables from a distance and in places that are not easily accessible
- Automatically runs all tests for continuity, open, shorted and crossed wire pairs
- Slow and fast switch
- LED indicator shows malfunctions
- Can be used on RJ11, RJ12, 10 Base T and token ring cables
- Uses PP3 battery (sold separately)
Product Specifications
| Part Number : | 40420 |
| Item Dimensions | |
| Weight: | 190 grams |
Product Description
Product Description
Designed for testing Local Area Networks (LAN). Tests cables from a distance and in places that are not easily accessible. Automatically runs all tests for continuity, open, shorted and crossed wire pairs. Slow and fast switch. LED indicator shows malfunctions. Can be used on RJ11, RJ12, 10 Base T and token ring cables. Uses PP3 battery (sold separately).
All Draper tools are manufactured to high quality standards that are strictly controlled by our quality control engineers. They offer good value for money and a number of useful features to improve the performance of the product. All Draper products come backed by the Draper Tools guarantee.
Draper Tools is a family-run company that has been selling high-quality tools in the United Kingdom and beyond for more than 90 years. To bring you the tool you need, the Draper buying team sources innovative products, which adhere to strict ethical and quality standards, from all around the world.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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With a tool like this all you can ask is that it does what it needs to do simply and well... and this one does!
It works via 2 small blocks each of which has 8 lights for the 8 cables of a CAT5 wire with RJ45 connectors (or RJ11 although I didn't check that). The blocks can connect to eachother (ideal for testing short wires) or can be separated (good for wires connected over a long distance (eg. upstairs to downstairs network cable).
One block has a 9V battery compartment and once you're ready to test it you switch it on. Each of the wires is tested one at a time and the lights on each unit illuminate in turn. If all lights illuminate then the wires have been correctly attached.. if you manage to connect it back-to-front the lights illuminate in the opposite order.
Simple requirements => Simple tool => Simple choice... this does it!
It works via 2 small blocks each of which has 8 lights for the 8 cables of a CAT5 wire with RJ45 connectors (or RJ11 although I didn't check that). The blocks can connect to eachother (ideal for testing short wires) or can be separated (good for wires connected over a long distance (eg. upstairs to downstairs network cable).
One block has a 9V battery compartment and once you're ready to test it you switch it on. Each of the wires is tested one at a time and the lights on each unit illuminate in turn. If all lights illuminate then the wires have been correctly attached.. if you manage to connect it back-to-front the lights illuminate in the opposite order.
Simple requirements => Simple tool => Simple choice... this does it!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Verified Purchase
I have to say I bought the Draper branded tester because Draper usually produce decent equipment.
This is the same cheap tester available elsewhere on Amazon except it comes with a really tacky (in both senses of the word - the Draper logo feels like a layer of wet PVA glue and sticks to everything).
The machine itself does the job (when you have found a PP3 battery) but I am not sure how long it will last as the case appears to be coming apart from new. The testing is pretty basic - it just tells you whether the 8 wires are connected straight though - not sure if it can test crossover wiring (shouldn't think so as there are no options to choose from).
The instruction book is a disgrace - no real instructions and it doesn't even mention the device model supplied at all. Additionally Draper have removed the model number so there wouldn't be a way to identify the device anyway because the instructions only uses model numbers.
Amazon reckon the list price is over £20. £4 seems about right but don't expect it to last and if you need to use it for work, or on a more than one off basis, forget it - splash out on something that does more and will last.
Update 25/03/12: Returned this item to Amazon for a refund as connectors proving intermittent. Bought a much more expensive and solid built tester by Vitek for £60 that will last for years (not on Amazon - try Misco product code 45773) which is very solidly built, comes with a good quality case, decent instructions and can test R45, R11 (including straight through and crossover arrangements), USB A/B cables and also coax termination.
This is the same cheap tester available elsewhere on Amazon except it comes with a really tacky (in both senses of the word - the Draper logo feels like a layer of wet PVA glue and sticks to everything).
The machine itself does the job (when you have found a PP3 battery) but I am not sure how long it will last as the case appears to be coming apart from new. The testing is pretty basic - it just tells you whether the 8 wires are connected straight though - not sure if it can test crossover wiring (shouldn't think so as there are no options to choose from).
The instruction book is a disgrace - no real instructions and it doesn't even mention the device model supplied at all. Additionally Draper have removed the model number so there wouldn't be a way to identify the device anyway because the instructions only uses model numbers.
Amazon reckon the list price is over £20. £4 seems about right but don't expect it to last and if you need to use it for work, or on a more than one off basis, forget it - splash out on something that does more and will last.
Update 25/03/12: Returned this item to Amazon for a refund as connectors proving intermittent. Bought a much more expensive and solid built tester by Vitek for £60 that will last for years (not on Amazon - try Misco product code 45773) which is very solidly built, comes with a good quality case, decent instructions and can test R45, R11 (including straight through and crossover arrangements), USB A/B cables and also coax termination.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Does what it's meant to, easily, well and quickly; and it arrived quickly, too. A good purchase. The only possible quibble is that the plastic casing of the unit looks a little flimsy. But it's absolutely fine so far, and it does come with a protective leatherette case.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Good. Worked for me as an RJ45 cable tester!
A bit scruffy presentation but the device worked for me in testing home LAN cabling. Easy to use and instructions provided are OK.
Published 1 month ago by Trev
Poor build quality
If you're lucky enough to get a working unit (I didn't) then I guess this represents good value for money. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Peter Knight
Horrible!
I looked at similar items on a well known auction site but decided to buy a Draper tester as it is a well known brand. Wow what a mistake. Read more
Published 2 months ago by jason
Horrendous product, very poor quality, avoid!
This is an incredibly poor quality product. It has a very cheap and nasty feel, and is made from cheap and nasty components. I plugged a standard patch cable in and it tested fine. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Mark William Tyrrell
Draper 40420 LAN Tester
Very disappointing. The tester indicated an open circuit in my network that I spent 2 hours attempting to fix only to find that no error existed. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Wingate
Quick and Easy Cable Test
The name "LAN Tester" is slightly confusing in that all it actually tests is the cables but it does that in a quick, easy and cost-effective way. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ph211111
Very pleased!
This is an excellent product. It is simple to use and does exactly what I expected of it. I am not an IT professional but often need to use the device when creating cables. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Michaeln
Does the job
Good tester. It's only a cheap unit but has the ability to test so you can walk away from a job knowing you have correct continuity. Read more
Published 4 months ago by D. G. Davies
Just what was required
Our builders said they'd fit the network "best endevours" but we'd need to get a specialist if there were problems. Read more
Published 5 months ago by KB
No static test option
Poor design - it only runs an automated test pin by pin, either slow or fast. Which means it's very difficult at a glance to tell if a cable is correctly wired, you have to sit and... Read more
Published 6 months ago by RichG
Listmania!
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